Victor Wembanyama is yet to make it to the NBA and is already challenging his future rivals. The French player is currently playing in the LNB Pro A playoffs, trying to help his team capture the championship this season.
After the season is over, Wemby is set to join the league as the No. 1 overall pick. Moreover, he has revealed that he plans to win his first professional title with his national team instead of with his first NBA team.
“You know the Olympics are in Paris in 2024,” Wembanyama told a French writer and broadcaster last fall, per ESPN. “And there could be no more perfect occasion for me to win my first title with the French national team.”
To make things sweeter, he has already identified who he’d like to beat in that potential final game.
“My goal,” he says, “is to beat Team USA in the final.”
Wemby really has ambitious plans, as Team USA are the current Olympic champions after beating (who else?) Team France in the 2021 gold-medal game. This new version of the French team could boast three twin towers: Joel Embiid, Rudy Gobert, and Wembanyama.
It’s still unclear if the Philadelphia 76ers will play for France, as Team USA will try to lure him too, but this prospect sounds incredibly good for the European team.
Victor Wembanyama Is Already A Relevant Figure In The NBA
Meanwhile, Wembanyama keeps playing and dominating, which will be his last season in French basketball. He’s ready to make some noise and leave his country after winning a championship, but things can be complicated as everybody is trying to take him down.
Monaco and Asvel are two difficult teams that could make everything harder for Wemby, but the player is ready to beat whoever gets in front of him and the title. After that, he’ll be free to join the NBA, with the San Antonio Spurs looking ready to draft him with the No. 1 overall pick.
Wembanyama has the skills, height, and hunger to mark an era in the NBA. And, if he can beat Team USA at an international level, this kid can end up his career as the greatest basketball player of all time.
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